No Oven Required! Summer Dinner Party Recipe Ideas on Good Morning Arizona

Ashley Oakes

2 years ago

Arizona summers can make cooking at home a heated task. Artisan by Santa Barbara Catering has the best summer dining recipes that don’t require you to turn on your oven. These summer dinner ideas highlight seasonal food such as juicy melons, creamy feta, and crisp summer vegetables. The summer recipes are easy to create, and are great to make as a family. These summer dishes are gluten-free and can be made vegetarian friendly.

Artisan by Santa Barbara Catering, Arizona’s best caterer, was invited to cook a “Summer Dinner Party” menu on GMAZ (Good Morning Arizona, Channel 3). To create the perfect menu for hosting a dinner party during summer, the Artisan by Santa Barbara Catering Executive Chef, Becky McIntyre, created recipes for a four course dinner party including an appetizer, summer salad, entrée and dessert.

Prosciutto Melon Tarts Recipe

Directions:
1. Make your citrus salsa, and set aside.
2. De-skin and de-seed to cantaloupe, then cut into cubes.
3. Using a melon baller, make a crater in your melon cubes.
4. Slice the prosciutto thin, set aside.
5. Fill the cubed cantaloupes with citrus salsa, then top with a ½ slice of prosciutto.

Watermelon and Feta Salad Stack Recipe

Instructions:
1. Begin by slicing your watermelon into ¼” thick triangle pieces. You may leave the green on, but we prefer it off.
2. Set the watermelon aside and slice your feta into ¼” thick triangle pieces as well.
3. Season each piece of watermelon with salt and pepper to your desired taste.
4. For plating, drizzle the reduced balsamic on the bottom of your plate, then drizzle with your olive oil.
5. Place one watermelon triangle in the center of the plate and top it with one feta triangle.
6. Repeat this with the left over watermelon and feta.
7. Drizzle the top with white balsamic dressing to your liking.
8. Garnish your watermelon feta stack with micro basil and enjoy.